Sunday, August 08, 2010

I almost always carry a pocket watch. Wristwatches are just too sweaty for me (or maybe, I'm too sweaty for the wristwatch...). Anyway, I have a nice goldtone Jules Jurgensen quartz watch, made in Denmark, that my dad bought me as a gift many years ago. It is kind of small, but well-made and elegant.

I also have a Russian Molnija pocket watch (80% handmade, though unfortunately, they are no longer being manufactured as of 2007). It is silvertone, standard-sized, with a mechanical jeweled movement, and it was made in Chelyabinsk, Siberia, home of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit and pastor Vladislav Ivanov.

The above video is an interesting way to recycle an old case with a new movement. I'm posting here just 'cuz.

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Why Father Hollywood?

While serving in a previous ministerial call, I had to moonlight at the local Hollywood Video to pay for health insurance for the family. It took one of my coworkers a couple weeks before she stopped addressing me as "Father" and started using my first name.
It was a fun job. My co-workers were the best. I got free rentals too. You can click here to see a picture. Now you know the rest of the story...